development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
this and that; various things
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
chilly; unpleasantly cold
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
horizon (related to land)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
systematic; organized; organizational
big problem; major issue; big controversy
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000; hundred thousand
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
track number; platform number; wire gauge
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take measures (against); to take steps
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
little by little; bit by bit
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system